The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries the U.S. has difficulty deporting migrants to directly. Panama is being used as a stopover.
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Immigration poll shows growing support for restrictions, but deep divisions remain
A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows growing support for some restrictions on immigration. Still, many elements of President Trump’s sweeping crackdown are unpopular with Democrats and independents.
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New to the Senate, Gallego challenges Democrats’ views on ‘working-class Latinos’
Ruben Gallego was one of the few Democrats to win a US Senate seat in a state also won by Trump. He’s now challenging the belief that Democrats can’t give up an inch when it comes to immigration.
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Pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance’s theology
In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration’s stance on migrants, and that he’s following what he calls a “major crisis” with the initiation of mass deportation.
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Los padres inmigrantes temen redadas de ICE en escuelas
Click here to read in English. Organizaciones que apoyan a inmigrantes, que deseaban permanecer anónimo por temor de ser atacadas, en Rhode Island y el sureste de Massachusetts dicen que han recibido una avalancha de llamadas y mensajes de padres preocupados de que ICE podira detener a sus hijos, específicamente en la escuela o en […]
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Guatemala gives U.S. another migrant deportation deal
The agreements potentially help the Trump administration address a key sticking point in immigration enforcement since not everyone in the U.S. illegally can be easily sent back home.
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Homeland Security’s workforce might not be as big as Trump’s immigration goals
Changes to hiring and retention practices grew the department by 19,000 people in four years. But former officials warn that’s still not enough for Trump’s ambitious policy goals.
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New Bedford mayor still optimistic about offshore wind in state of city speech
In his annual state of the city speech, New Bedford’s longtime mayor Jon Mitchell expressed a strictly positive outlook for the city’s economy, despite the president’s plans to obstruct the offshore wind industry and deport an unprecedented number of undocumented immigrants. New Bedford’s waterfront includes a pier where offshore wind turbines are assembled and a […]
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ACLU de Rhode Island insta a los municipios a promulgar protecciones más fuertes para los inmigrantes
Click here to listen and read in English. La Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles de Rhode Island instó a los ayuntamientos a promulgar una ordenanza para proteger a las comunidades inmigrantes de lo que la organización llamó “acciones y pronunciamientos federales constitucionalmente dudosos”. En una carta dirigida a los 39 municipios del estado, la organización […]
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Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. That’s easier said than done
One of Trump’s executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here’s what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.
